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the quakes triggered landslides that left large rocks blocking some roads. the strongest earthquake was a 5.6 magnitude. >>> the city of chicago bracing for a possible teacher's strike monday. the first in 25 years. it would impact 400,000 students in some 700 schools. the teachers union has filed unfair labor practice charges against the district citing complaints with teacher working conditions. the city plans to open 144 sites to provide services for students if a strike does happen. >>> a woman's revenge. she says she was raped repeatedly so when confronted again by the man she says tormented her, she cut his head off. >>> this story contains graphic information and graphic pictures as well. it's a case that has stunned the country of turkey and now the world that people are finding out a woman is awaiting trial after taking revenge on a man she claims raped her repeatedly. we have more on this case. i warn you that the images in the story are quite graphic. >> reporter: a 26-year-old mother of two claims that her husband's cousin, a 35-year-old man, tor
the quakes triggered landslides that left large rocks blocking some roads. the strongest earthquake was a 5.6 magnitude. >>> the city of chicago bracing for a possible teacher's strike monday. the first in 25 years. it would impact 400,000 students in some 700 schools. the teachers union has filed unfair labor practice charges against the district citing complaints with teacher working conditions. the city plans to open 144 sites to provide services for students if a strike does...
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, we're hearing that large parts of that city are virtually a ghost town, that people have fled their homes, that there are people fleeing to the countryside because they are so worried about this battle that's looming, a battle that the regime there has called the mother of all battles. and so clashes intensifying today. more fighting between rebels and between the syrian regime and more people fleeing the area because they are so concerned about what might be coming next and because many of them feel that this onslaught is imminent. randi. >> and i'm just curious, as we look at this video that's taking place, do the rebels have any chance with military shelling aleppo practically nonstop? >> that's the concern. the rebels have a resolve. they, about a week ago, stated unequivocally that they are going to take that city, that they are going to liberate aleppo, they are marching on it and they were going to arrest it away from the regime. but, you know, it's not -- they're not matched equally. the syrian regime has so much firepower and even though the rebels have -- they feel they ha
, we're hearing that large parts of that city are virtually a ghost town, that people have fled their homes, that there are people fleeing to the countryside because they are so worried about this battle that's looming, a battle that the regime there has called the mother of all battles. and so clashes intensifying today. more fighting between rebels and between the syrian regime and more people fleeing the area because they are so concerned about what might be coming next and because many of...
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city in the last 24 hours. meanwhile the families of two turkish journalists are celebrating right now. they went missing in syria nearly two months ago. they weren't heard of at all until about a week ago and many feared they were dead. well, it turned out they had been held at a sear yaus prison and a turkish islamic charity has helped negotiate their release. they were flown there earlier today. it appears as part of a prisoner swap. syrian rebels released to turkey two captive iranians and they're on their way home and now these two turks have been released. one of these journalists, he said there were tough days and he is celebrating his freedom saying, quote, freedom is the most beautiful thing in the world. fredricka. >> all right, thank you so much, ivan watson. >>> almost a week after greek elections, there is still no government in place. the president will be asking all party leaders to form a national unity government. that's the only way to avoid new elections and continues financial assistance fro
city in the last 24 hours. meanwhile the families of two turkish journalists are celebrating right now. they went missing in syria nearly two months ago. they weren't heard of at all until about a week ago and many feared they were dead. well, it turned out they had been held at a sear yaus prison and a turkish islamic charity has helped negotiate their release. they were flown there earlier today. it appears as part of a prisoner swap. syrian rebels released to turkey two captive iranians and...
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covering 2,000 more 4g cities and towns than verizon. at&t. rethink possible. try capzasin-hp. it penetrates deep to block pain signals for hours of relief. capzasin-hp. take the pain out of arthritis. >> large explosion struck close to a government military compound in damascus, and nick paton walsh is joining us from beirut. tell us about the explosion and who is claiming responsibility? >> well, the free syrian army, the rebel movement claimed responsibility saying they were targeting a meeting of officials in a government building near a key building targeted for the morning meeting. this blast appears to have shaken the hotel where they are staying, and no u.s. staff held. they are making it cloo er ter the u.n. was not the target, and three people were injured as a result as reported by the state media. but getting a device like that so close to the inner sanctum of the syrian regime reminding people of the attack a month ago killing four senior officials, suzanne. >> we know that the emergency relief coordinator is there in damascus, and what is that visit about? what is
covering 2,000 more 4g cities and towns than verizon. at&t. rethink possible. try capzasin-hp. it penetrates deep to block pain signals for hours of relief. capzasin-hp. take the pain out of arthritis. >> large explosion struck close to a government military compound in damascus, and nick paton walsh is joining us from beirut. tell us about the explosion and who is claiming responsibility? >> well, the free syrian army, the rebel movement claimed responsibility saying they were...
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the opposition has not been able to gain traction, take a city or any kind of large track of the countryside even, resupply them or to arm them. it's a very sad story but it doesn't seem right now as though they are in the negotiating mood. i think that our efforts would be better placed in trying to get what is the principle sponsor, which is russia and iran to cut them off. we don't have much leverage with iran but we do with russia. if they cut the syrians off, that might change things on the ground. they won't be be able to do anything right now. >> and fareed, i understand you have a special program this weekend preparing the world's health care system. >> we looked around the world and asked ourselves, what can we learn from the rest of the world. there are about 20 rich countries that have health care systems and they try to fulfill the same function that ours does and what i was struck by is really we rank pretty close to the bottom in most of them in terms of the outcomes, life expectancy, patient satisfaction. we rank very low. and here's the killer, we spend as three times as much
the opposition has not been able to gain traction, take a city or any kind of large track of the countryside even, resupply them or to arm them. it's a very sad story but it doesn't seem right now as though they are in the negotiating mood. i think that our efforts would be better placed in trying to get what is the principle sponsor, which is russia and iran to cut them off. we don't have much leverage with iran but we do with russia. if they cut the syrians off, that might change things on...
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has been largely spared this violence, in large part because of the merchant classes have not been seen to break so far with assad. devastating bomb attacks the syrian government claims killed at least 27 people and more than 200 people actually wounded. they're accusing armed terrorists of carrying out this attack. we've been in contact with members of the opposition rebel movements which sometimes calls itself the free syrian army. they've given conflicting accounts as to whether or not they were in the vicinity of those areas that were hit today. >> thank you very much, ivan, there for that report. as ivan was mentioning today, significant, because, one, the violence and bloodshed is spreading to aleppo. in the last 11 months, we had not seen any significant bloodshed in that city. two, it's been a week since homs has been under siege, and we're seeing hundreds and hundreds of deaths there. as far as russia, it has blocked the u.n. security council resolution to condemn the violence going on there. now syria is blaming the rebels for the violence. both say the rebels are from the out
has been largely spared this violence, in large part because of the merchant classes have not been seen to break so far with assad. devastating bomb attacks the syrian government claims killed at least 27 people and more than 200 people actually wounded. they're accusing armed terrorists of carrying out this attack. we've been in contact with members of the opposition rebel movements which sometimes calls itself the free syrian army. they've given conflicting accounts as to whether or not they...
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. >>> new york city banned large sodas in restaurants. when the law takes effect and where you can still get a big drink. >>> one man sets out on a personal quest to teach people how to live off the grid in the jungles of costa rica. >> my father thought i was a nut taking the job but i worked in burger king. i became operations manager and director of burger king in europe. >> he is coming from a very strong corporate sector and he says he is now paying for his sins. >> now i want to use the knowledge that i gain and give it to others so i'm creating this living university here so that people can come, enjoy themselves and by osmosis if nothing else take over everything that we know. hello, everyone. my name is juan and i'm the owner and founder of rancho margot. ♪ [ male announcer ] the first look...is only the beginning. ♪ ♪ introducing a stunning work of technology. ♪ introducing the entirely new lexus es. and the first ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people
. >>> new york city banned large sodas in restaurants. when the law takes effect and where you can still get a big drink. >>> one man sets out on a personal quest to teach people how to live off the grid in the jungles of costa rica. >> my father thought i was a nut taking the job but i worked in burger king. i became operations manager and director of burger king in europe. >> he is coming from a very strong corporate sector and he says he is now paying for his...
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he said at first, they were welcome in this city town surrounded by largely sheer and otherwise large areas. another villager said they went building to building shooting people in the head and then looting. the u.n. confirms 49 children, 34 women were killed on friday. amateur video shows tanks still surrounding the town today and i certainly witnessed them in action here two days ago. president assad of course blames what he calls terrorists. >> ivan watson joins me now from istanbul, turkey and the united nations has had tons of meetings and nothing has changed. what can the united nations really do? >> reporter: well, part of the problem is that there is a close ally of syria that has a seat on the united nations security council, that's russia as well as china, and they've made it clear that they do not want an increase of sanctions. they don't want outside military force. they say this is an internal problem that needs to be solved internally. that pretty much blocks to use this as a mechanism to put more pressure on the syrian reveem iwo jima. we've seen a growing number countr
he said at first, they were welcome in this city town surrounded by largely sheer and otherwise large areas. another villager said they went building to building shooting people in the head and then looting. the u.n. confirms 49 children, 34 women were killed on friday. amateur video shows tanks still surrounding the town today and i certainly witnessed them in action here two days ago. president assad of course blames what he calls terrorists. >> ivan watson joins me now from istanbul,...
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chicago is a large city so people are starting to take cover. there were pictures earlier from michigan avenue. you could see the traffic there earlier at a standstill because obviously some of it caused by this concert going on and you know people going to the concert, now having to leave. i would imagine that putting people there in a bit of a predicament. rob, how long do you think before this comes in and then leaves chicago? >> you see the radar. we just froze the animation there so you see the latest shot there taken at two minutes after the hour. the storms are moving at a very good clip. in the next five minutes you'll start to feel the rain drops and the down draft in chicago. you'll be in the thick of it i would think by quarter after the hour for sure. and like i said earlier, should be out of it by 45 minutes after the hour. it will be a harrowing 20 to 30 minutes for sure as these storms make their way toward lake michigan. >> we'll watch it here on cnn. rob, don't go far. i'll need you. thank you very much. our meteorologist rob ma
chicago is a large city so people are starting to take cover. there were pictures earlier from michigan avenue. you could see the traffic there earlier at a standstill because obviously some of it caused by this concert going on and you know people going to the concert, now having to leave. i would imagine that putting people there in a bit of a predicament. rob, how long do you think before this comes in and then leaves chicago? >> you see the radar. we just froze the animation there so...
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this week the mayor of new york city came out strong with the proposal to ban the sale of large-size soft drinks that contain sugar. even this guy is fighting sugar and we can all agree he knows a thing of two about drugs. listen. >> let's face facts. the worst drug on the planet today, in my estimation, is sugar. >> all right, mark mcdonald is here. he's a nutritionist, author and fitness training. you just heard tommy chong who is not well known for coming out against most substances. is that an absurd statement about sugar? >> sugar is how our body creates energy, so when we look at on you hour heart beats, how we breathe, we need sugar. it's not about not needing sugar, it's how to balance it out. >> maybe the mayor agrees that it's one of the most dangerous stub stances on the street. >> when you look at sugar, it makes your blood pulse. >> this is a 42-ounce. that's pretty big. this is a 32-ounce. so from the fitness community, from the nutrition community, what do they think about what bloomberg is doing? >> i'm personally not a fan of regulating whether people can have soda o
this week the mayor of new york city came out strong with the proposal to ban the sale of large-size soft drinks that contain sugar. even this guy is fighting sugar and we can all agree he knows a thing of two about drugs. listen. >> let's face facts. the worst drug on the planet today, in my estimation, is sugar. >> all right, mark mcdonald is here. he's a nutritionist, author and fitness training. you just heard tommy chong who is not well known for coming out against most...
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. >> yesterday, we had our planned city council meeting. which we had a pretty heavy agenda, meaning there was anticipated to be large attendance anyway. in light of what happened over the weekend, we anticipated even more people coming to the council meeting, and that turned out to be the case. wh what happened is the council chambers turned up quickly, and there were too many people. so the crowd began to swell, and that's kind of what began to start the violence. >> ok. and how violent did these clashes get? >> you know, they threw rocks at the officers as they attempted to effect at least one arrest near the beginning. those rocks ended up hitting members of the media. after the disbursal order was given, the crowds kind of moved around, sometimes fighting between each other, breaking windows and lighting fires and trash cans. >> and a police dog got loose and attacked a protester? >> that actually happened last saturday after the officer-involved shooting when we were dealing with a hostile crowd there. >> ok. so how much damage was do
. >> yesterday, we had our planned city council meeting. which we had a pretty heavy agenda, meaning there was anticipated to be large attendance anyway. in light of what happened over the weekend, we anticipated even more people coming to the council meeting, and that turned out to be the case. wh what happened is the council chambers turned up quickly, and there were too many people. so the crowd began to swell, and that's kind of what began to start the violence. >> ok. and how...
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the threat for very strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and large hail. it's a widespread watch box that continues until the evening hours tonight. fred, we saw this yesterday. this zone is an area where still thousands of people are without power. this is the last thing they need. it is going to help break the heat but you can see thunderstorms are working their way into charleston, west virginia. west virginia was really hard hit by power outages so that's not good news. washington, d.c., you're in the watch box as well. the severe threats from the storm prediction center extends all the way into the mid south, then stretches off to the coastline, through virginia, then even touching the jersey shore. atlantic city could see strong storm storms, and cape may as well. if you hear a quick rumble of thunder, get indoors, it could be a strong storm. heat is the number one non-severe weather related killer in the u.s. every year so very dangerous. the silent killer really. >> don't leave people, children or pets in the car. that's so ridiculous. people in we
the threat for very strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and large hail. it's a widespread watch box that continues until the evening hours tonight. fred, we saw this yesterday. this zone is an area where still thousands of people are without power. this is the last thing they need. it is going to help break the heat but you can see thunderstorms are working their way into charleston, west virginia. west virginia was really hard hit by power outages so that's not good news. washington,...
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we're running the risk for large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes across some major cities like tulsa and oklahoma city. keep that in mind. we had a volatile day yesterday. today could be similar. we have beryl in the east and definitely quite a bit of severe weather breaking out in the center of the nation. here is the low that you can see that's beryl. the heavy rain doesn't quite go into new york city but it will bring about that chance for a sudden downpour throughout the day
we're running the risk for large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes across some major cities like tulsa and oklahoma city. keep that in mind. we had a volatile day yesterday. today could be similar. we have beryl in the east and definitely quite a bit of severe weather breaking out in the center of the nation. here is the low that you can see that's beryl. the heavy rain doesn't quite go into new york city but it will bring about that chance for a sudden downpour throughout the day
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and today, ohio is battleground zero for the president and the challenger, and two different cities in ohio today. syou know, i've helped a lot off people save a lot of money. but today...( sfx: loud noise of large metal object hitting the ground) things have been a little strange. (sfx: sound of piano smashing) roadrunner: meep meep. meep meep? (sfx: loud thud sound) what a strange place. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> all right. battleground showdown, president obama and mitt romney both converging on ohio right now the deliver dueling speeches on the economy. they may be far apart when it come comes to their economic plans, but today, they are less than 250 miles apart on the campaign trail. romney will be speaking momentarily in cincinnati while president barack obama will be speaking moments from now in cleveland. you are looking at the live picture in cincinnati where momentarily mitt romney will be taking to the podium there, and then we understand that the president not long from now departing from the airport in cleveland
and today, ohio is battleground zero for the president and the challenger, and two different cities in ohio today. syou know, i've helped a lot off people save a lot of money. but today...( sfx: loud noise of large metal object hitting the ground) things have been a little strange. (sfx: sound of piano smashing) roadrunner: meep meep. meep meep? (sfx: loud thud sound) what a strange place. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> all right....
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these large boats are open air and allow you to see the entire city by sea. for the arts the museum which houses spectacular murals by monet. for shopping head to avenue montiague. the madison avenue of paris. grab your walking shoes and walk up. don't forget to buy a real bagette sandwich. or a crepe on the street. soon you'll feel like a native. it has to work. ♪ make just one someone happy and when it's a toys for tots child, well, what could be more important? so this year, every hasbro toy donated to toys for tots will be powered by duracell. happy holidays. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. tomato, obviously. haha. there's more than that though, there's a kick to it. wahlalalalallala! smooth, but crisp. it's kind of like drinking a food that's a drink, or a drink that's a food, woooooh! [ male announcer ] taste it and describe the
these large boats are open air and allow you to see the entire city by sea. for the arts the museum which houses spectacular murals by monet. for shopping head to avenue montiague. the madison avenue of paris. grab your walking shoes and walk up. don't forget to buy a real bagette sandwich. or a crepe on the street. soon you'll feel like a native. it has to work. ♪ make just one someone happy and when it's a toys for tots child, well, what could be more important? so this year, every hasbro...
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mayor michael bloomberg wants to ban the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at all city restaurants movie theaters, ballparks and other places. alina cho has more on this story. my talk back question and got a lot of reaction to it i must say. >> i'm sure. i'm sure, carol. good morning. we're talking about 20,000 establishments in new york city. it would be the first time in this country that this would happen. and it isn't the first time that mayor bloomberg has been out front on the issue of health and fighting obesity. you'll remember, that mayor mike championed the ban on smoking in restaurants, a ban on artificial transfats and now, he wants to ban sugary drinks like sodas that come in bottles or cups larger than 16 ounces. this is 20 ounces here. so this would be banned if this goes through. the ban would include all new york city restaurants, food carts, and any other establishment that receives a letter grade for food service in the city. that's something new yorkers are very familiar with. here's a good argument why. watch. ♪ >> doesn't that look good, carol? a man drinki
mayor michael bloomberg wants to ban the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at all city restaurants movie theaters, ballparks and other places. alina cho has more on this story. my talk back question and got a lot of reaction to it i must say. >> i'm sure. i'm sure, carol. good morning. we're talking about 20,000 establishments in new york city. it would be the first time in this country that this would happen. and it isn't the first time that mayor bloomberg has been out front...
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of the city controlled by the syrian army. other areas that are also under the rebel control, there's an odd scene of people going about their business. bakeries open. children riding their bikes around. all the while you hear this constant skuds of artillery and other bombs coming in. it's a lot of worry that the syrian government is preparing foreign defenses within aleppo itself to try to defeat the rebels. the rebels are telling us they don't have much in the way of weaponry and ammunition but they have their faith on their side. >> you reported that the rebels hold about 60% of aleppo. you also spoke to the fact that people are in some cases going about their business. i'm so curious. so much has been made about the fighting. what about the civilians? how are they making out? >> reporter: they are in the areas controlled by the rebels. it's very difficult existence. we saw small groups of two, three people civilians coming in to recover whatever possession they could. we spoke to an old man carrying black briefcase and a
of the city controlled by the syrian army. other areas that are also under the rebel control, there's an odd scene of people going about their business. bakeries open. children riding their bikes around. all the while you hear this constant skuds of artillery and other bombs coming in. it's a lot of worry that the syrian government is preparing foreign defenses within aleppo itself to try to defeat the rebels. the rebels are telling us they don't have much in the way of weaponry and ammunition...
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where the shooting took place is in a large retail commercial corridor. in fact, it's probably one of the largest in southeast wisconsin, so the city of brookfield population is about 38,000, but with this commercial corridor, we almost triple that in population in daytime hours with transients who come to shop in the area and so forth. so although we are typical sleepy suburban area because of the commercial corridor, it invites in a lot of other people which has been to the benefit of the community but then also it, you know, creates situations like this. not to say that this happens on a regular basis, because certainly it does not. >> of course not. this would have been a very busy place on a sunday morning, right? >> yeah. it was probably just starting to get busy. i don't think the mall actually opens until noon, maybe 11:00 at the earliest. i was actually kind of surprised to hear that azana where the shooting might have taken place was in my district, i was actually kind of surprised that they were even open on a sunday. it could have been a lot b
where the shooting took place is in a large retail commercial corridor. in fact, it's probably one of the largest in southeast wisconsin, so the city of brookfield population is about 38,000, but with this commercial corridor, we almost triple that in population in daytime hours with transients who come to shop in the area and so forth. so although we are typical sleepy suburban area because of the commercial corridor, it invites in a lot of other people which has been to the benefit of the...
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limits of a city as large as colorado springs, randi, and that itself has posed a number of problems here. >> yeah. >> reporter: back to you. >> just trying to get a handle on that is a tough one. rob marciano, thank you. and to find out more about how you can help those affected by the wildfires, go to c cnn.com/impact. you'll find organizations that are working with the victims and ways that you can help. once again, it's cnn.com/impact. >>> u.s. attorney general eric holder will not face criminal prosecution in the "fast and furious" case. holder was held in contempt of congress thursday for not turning over documents from the failed gun-tracking sting in mexico. legal experts say the president's assertion of executive privilege in the case protects holder from prosecution. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton and several other world diplomats are meeting in geneva today to discuss how to end the violence in syria. russia and china have yet to agree to a plan for transitional government, but special u.n. envoy kofi annan hopes for an "appropriate outcome." meanwhile, the bloodsh
limits of a city as large as colorado springs, randi, and that itself has posed a number of problems here. >> yeah. >> reporter: back to you. >> just trying to get a handle on that is a tough one. rob marciano, thank you. and to find out more about how you can help those affected by the wildfires, go to c cnn.com/impact. you'll find organizations that are working with the victims and ways that you can help. once again, it's cnn.com/impact. >>> u.s. attorney general...
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witnesses say the city is now largely isolated by checkpoints and by tanks. opposition groups say people are asking for help because things like medicine are starting to run out. i spoke to my colleague, ivan watson, earlier. he said rebels are controlling a checkpoint at the syria/turkey border. >> reporter: there were a trickle of travelers coming through, some of them syrians clearly supporting the rebels, waving victory signs, others turkish businessmen who are angry that their trucks that have been stranded on the other side have been torched in the fighting and subsequent looting there. and one man saying there's no more syrian border there anymore, no syrian officials to stamp his passport when he went through. that rebel hold of this strategic entry point could be shaky, though, because we're hearing from all of those travelers that there's a syrian government army location only a mile or two away from there, so there could be more fighting around this key entry point into syria. gary? >> so, ivan, you're saying it's a trickle, not a flood yet of peop
witnesses say the city is now largely isolated by checkpoints and by tanks. opposition groups say people are asking for help because things like medicine are starting to run out. i spoke to my colleague, ivan watson, earlier. he said rebels are controlling a checkpoint at the syria/turkey border. >> reporter: there were a trickle of travelers coming through, some of them syrians clearly supporting the rebels, waving victory signs, others turkish businessmen who are angry that their trucks...
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we're running the risk for large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes across some major cities like tulsa and oklahoma city. keep that in mind. we had a volatile day yesterday. today could be similar. we have beryl in the east and definitely quite a bit of severe weather breaking out in the center of the nation. here is the low that you can see that's beryl. the heavy rain doesn't quite go into new york city but it will bring about that chance for a sudden downpour throughout the day today. i'm anticipating that will impact air travel for cities like washington down to north carolina. not quite done with beryl but give it another day or so and it will become extra tropical and out of our way. >> we're getting there. i want to get right to it. julian assange is not giving up his fight to stay in great britain and out of sweden. swedish prosecutors want to question assange about allegations he sexual assaulted two women back in 2010. today the british supreme court denied assange's appeal against extradition. but in an extremely unusual move, the court gave him two weeks to appeal its rulin
we're running the risk for large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes across some major cities like tulsa and oklahoma city. keep that in mind. we had a volatile day yesterday. today could be similar. we have beryl in the east and definitely quite a bit of severe weather breaking out in the center of the nation. here is the low that you can see that's beryl. the heavy rain doesn't quite go into new york city but it will bring about that chance for a sudden downpour throughout the day today. i'm...
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officers in afghanistan yesterday is still at large. afghan officials have named him, they say he works at the interior ministry. more people hurt, more people killed today across syria. >> this is the city of ham ma where nine died in street battles before security forces and anti-government fighters. violence has not let up despite today's nationwide vote on whether to change syria's constitution. much more on that in a minute. an update from michael holmes who is in beirut. >>> nelson mandela, founding father of democracy in south africa, is out of the hospital. he was discharged today after being treated for an abdominal ailment. a family member said it was hernia surgery. the 93-year-old was impressened 27 years for fighting impar tied. he was awarded the nobel peace prize. >>> turn to politics. mitt romney got what could be a much-needed boost in the tightening race for the republican nomination. arizona governor jan brewer publicly endorsed romney. she made the announcement on nbc's "meet the press." >> he has that pro business b
officers in afghanistan yesterday is still at large. afghan officials have named him, they say he works at the interior ministry. more people hurt, more people killed today across syria. >> this is the city of ham ma where nine died in street battles before security forces and anti-government fighters. violence has not let up despite today's nationwide vote on whether to change syria's constitution. much more on that in a minute. an update from michael holmes who is in beirut....
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. >> reporter: there is no question that syria's largest city, large parts of it are being destroyed in the struggle for control of it. syrian state media is reporting that the neighborhood in the southwest of the city has been cleared out, as they put it, cleaned out. and that a number of terrorists, as the euphemism goes from the government, its description of the rebels and foreign mercenaries have been captured. rebel commanders are saying they are still battling for control of the key neighborhood. a neighborhood that the rebels first really moved into in force when they moved to infiltrate the city a couple weeks back, in part because it is a poorer neighborhood with a much more socially conservative population that tends to support the opposition. our own ben wideman just got out of aleppo, a dangerous journey. he saw fighter jets bombing neighborhoods and artillery shelling residential neighborhoods indiscriminately. >> we have been watching images for now, 17 months of the fighting that's been going on in syria. you covered uprisings in egypt and libya. for our viewers who a
. >> reporter: there is no question that syria's largest city, large parts of it are being destroyed in the struggle for control of it. syrian state media is reporting that the neighborhood in the southwest of the city has been cleared out, as they put it, cleaned out. and that a number of terrorists, as the euphemism goes from the government, its description of the rebels and foreign mercenaries have been captured. rebel commanders are saying they are still battling for control of the...
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>> yes, i would comment and say that mexico is a very large country, and while indeed there are areas along the northern border and in some other states that are very dangerous, the majority of the mexico city where i live and the majority of the major tourist areas are quite safe. this is a -- the reason behind this is that they are often not sitting in the geographic routes that the cartels prefer to use as well as the mexican government's interests to keep it safe. so mexico gets a lot of negative attention, however, there are large parts of the country that are quite safe and good places to visit such as they were in the past. >> josh miller, thank you very much. appreciate it. here is more of what we are working on for "newsroom international." they fought their way to freedom and now the libyans are go g ino the polls and hundreds of candidates on the ballots. are women? later -- >> the areas are crammed together like this and sometimes six, seven, eight people of a family living together in one room. >> a btle is brewing of whether or not to bring birth control to the developin
>> yes, i would comment and say that mexico is a very large country, and while indeed there are areas along the northern border and in some other states that are very dangerous, the majority of the mexico city where i live and the majority of the major tourist areas are quite safe. this is a -- the reason behind this is that they are often not sitting in the geographic routes that the cartels prefer to use as well as the mexican government's interests to keep it safe. so mexico gets a lot...
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he spoke to a large crowd in boulder. the convention gets started two days from now. protesters are already hitting the streets of charlotte. hundreds of people marched by charlotte's banks. it's a big bank city, charlotte, north carolina. some of them were chants "we got sold out." today's protest was called march on wall street south. the number of demonstrators at the republican convention fell short of expectations, in part because of a guy named isaac who showed up. >>> republican presidential candidate mitt romney and his wife ann attended church today in new hampshire. new hampshire is one of those all-important swing states that could make or break this election. we also learned today that romney has crossed the 1 million mark in his twitter followers. this is what he said. 1 million active followers, thanks everyone for your support. help us keep the momentum going. he also added a link to make donations. >>> about 1,500 people wisely got out of the area today where a wildfire is chewing up the san gabriel mountains about 30 miles east of los angeles. a coupl
he spoke to a large crowd in boulder. the convention gets started two days from now. protesters are already hitting the streets of charlotte. hundreds of people marched by charlotte's banks. it's a big bank city, charlotte, north carolina. some of them were chants "we got sold out." today's protest was called march on wall street south. the number of demonstrators at the republican convention fell short of expectations, in part because of a guy named isaac who showed up. >>>...
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almost 19,000 people displaced in that city of 12 million. and forecasters say the storms won't let up for at least another 24 hours. many there, of course, living in constructed homes, death tolls expected to rise before this is over. >>>s gunman that killed six people at a sikh temple in wisconsin was a frustrated neonazi, how the southern poverty law center describes wade michael page. the organization tracks hate groups and says page was associated with the scariest, most violent skinhead group out there. page was shot and killed by police after he opened fire on the temple. authorities are investigating his ties to white supremacist groups. >>> we're seeing for the very first time video from mars of the "curiosity" rover landing. there it was. it was shot onboard moments before touchdown. okay, it's a little grainy perhaps, but not bad for 352 million miles from earth. stick around. nasa promises more pictures in about an hour from now. chad myers is going to join me as well in 30 minutes to tell us what's happening in these seven minute
almost 19,000 people displaced in that city of 12 million. and forecasters say the storms won't let up for at least another 24 hours. many there, of course, living in constructed homes, death tolls expected to rise before this is over. >>>s gunman that killed six people at a sikh temple in wisconsin was a frustrated neonazi, how the southern poverty law center describes wade michael page. the organization tracks hate groups and says page was associated with the scariest, most violent...
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city, and his message is that mitt romney is out of touch politically and divisive and simply does not get it. you never know what is going to happen when joe biden speaks and now all eyes are on the vice president who speaks at the dnc tomorrow night. in 2008, he did a great job the fire up the crowd and getting across the message of change to everybody. take a listen. >> if american people are ready. i am ready. barack is ready. this is his time. this is our time. this is america's time. >> so what does he need to do to make sure he does not make any gaffes? well, let's find out. >> reporter: in a forum that is all about talking the talk, the biggest challenge facing joe biden may just be keeping quiet. >> unchain wall street. they are going to put y'all back in chains. >>> she is easily qualified to be vice president of america, and quite frankly, a better pick than me. >> that was not the first time when biden made repeated gaffes. >> the goal of the vice presidential speech is the same as the vice presidential candidate and the first goal is to do no harm. even in the democratic c
city, and his message is that mitt romney is out of touch politically and divisive and simply does not get it. you never know what is going to happen when joe biden speaks and now all eyes are on the vice president who speaks at the dnc tomorrow night. in 2008, he did a great job the fire up the crowd and getting across the message of change to everybody. take a listen. >> if american people are ready. i am ready. barack is ready. this is his time. this is our time. this is america's...
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but the city said it's not a good use of taxpayer money to use incoins. >> i went back home, grabbed my savings, tried to pay it, they would not accept it. there the large amount of coin, so what we would have to do is count it by hand not once but twice to make sure we had the right amount there. >> money isn't it? all of this could have been avoided if someone had told the student there's a coin counting machine in the parking office. he ended up paying his fine online. >> one day you may look up and see a sky full of cars. susan is at new york auto show. what do you have? >> the top prize for one of the most amazing things that you will see at this year's auto show is this. now, the question is, is it a plane that drives or is it a car that flies? it's actually both. it's called the transition and made by a company called terrafugia which means escape from the earth. it's street legal and has an experimental license from the faa to fly. it's taken one test flight and gone up 1400 feet. many more are planned, and it takes 40 seconds for the wings to unfold. an amazing sight to see.
but the city said it's not a good use of taxpayer money to use incoins. >> i went back home, grabbed my savings, tried to pay it, they would not accept it. there the large amount of coin, so what we would have to do is count it by hand not once but twice to make sure we had the right amount there. >> money isn't it? all of this could have been avoided if someone had told the student there's a coin counting machine in the parking office. he ended up paying his fine online. >>...